Victor angerer



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V. ANGERER.

V RAIL CHAIR. No. 453,458. Patented June 2,1891.

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VICTOR ANGERER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM IVHARTON, J R., AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF SAME PLACE.

RAIL-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 453,458, dated June 2, 1891.

Application filed January 5, 1891.

' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Rail-Chair, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to construct an improved joint-chair and wedge for railway-rails, my invention being especially applicable to flanged girder-rails used for streetrailway purposes.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved joint-chair, the joint-plates and rail being in section. Fig. 2 is a View looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wedge-block, and Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a different form of chair whereby the transverse joint-bolts are dispensed with.

A A are the abutting-rails, which are to be secured together.

B is the outside fish-plate, and C is the inside plate, each bearing in the present instance on the under side of the rail and the upper side of the base-flange. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, these joint-plates are secured together by transverse joint-bolts E, which pass through the plates and through the webs of the rails.

D is the rail-chair, preferably made in the manner set forth in the patent granted to Edward Samuel No. 410,993, dated September 10, 1889. This chair has a base-flange D and a supporting-flange D for the rails. One edge of this flange D is turned up to form a pocket F for the edge of the base-flange of the rail, and the opposite end of said flange is turned up to form a fixed bearing F. Be-

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tween this bearing and the joint-plate Bis inserted a wedge-block G, which is grooved at g, Fig. 3, to permit it to span the heads of the bolts E, the block at the same time having bearings against the upper and lower portions of the j oint-plate. The wedge also bears against the upper face of the base-flange of the rail, so that when said wedge is driven into position it securely fastens the rails to the chair at the joint. In some instances the lip forming the pocket F may extend upward, as shown in Fig.4, and press against the inner joint-plate 0, thereby dispensing with the joint-bolts.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of the flanged girderrails, joint-plates therefor, bolts securing said plates to the rails, a chair having alip on one side and a bearing on the opposite side, and a grooved wedge fitting between one of the joint-plates and the bearing on the chair and adapted to pass over the heads of the bolts, substantially as described. 7

2. The combination of the flanged girderrails, a joint-plate, a chair having a bearing on one side, and a wedge so formed as to bear on one side against the bearing, on the bottom against the upper edge of the base-flange of the rails, and on the opposite side against the upper and lower portions of the jointplate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR ANGERER.

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